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fuzzy

UK/ˈfʊzi/ US/ˈfʌzi/ fairly common slang

adjective

1.

covering with fine light hairs

  • “his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed”
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2.

indistinct or hazy in outline

  • “a landscape of blurred outlines”
  • “the trees were just blurry shapes”
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3.

confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out

  • “a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance”
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Origin

Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).

Phrases

  • fuzzy concept
  • fuzzy control
  • fuzzy controller
  • fuzzy dark matter
  • fuzzy dice
  • fuzzy die
  • fuzzy duck
  • fuzzy end of the lollipop

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